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Stitching: The Designer’s Bane
Stitching is a digital artifact, or false visual element, created by PDF reader programs when they cannot accurately render transparency effects over textured or colored backgrounds. These artifacts appear as...
Stitching: The Designer’s Bane
Stitching is a digital artifact, or false visual element, created by PDF reader programs when they cannot accurately render transparency effects over textured or colored backgrounds. These artifacts appear as...

Why Colors Are Important In Comic Books
Why Colors Are Important In Comic Books by Travis Gibb I recently hired a colorist for a project, and we were debating the price per page. I had a budget,...
Why Colors Are Important In Comic Books
Why Colors Are Important In Comic Books by Travis Gibb I recently hired a colorist for a project, and we were debating the price per page. I had a budget,...

Gearing Up for Comic Book Creator Interviews: E...
As a comic book creator, engaging in interviews is an excellent opportunity to promote your work, connect with your audience, and build a strong presence within the comic book community....
Gearing Up for Comic Book Creator Interviews: E...
As a comic book creator, engaging in interviews is an excellent opportunity to promote your work, connect with your audience, and build a strong presence within the comic book community....

Comics Are Dying?
Comic books, once a staple of popular culture, are facing a myriad of challenges in the digital age. As the entertainment landscape evolves, the question of whether comic books are...
Comics Are Dying?
Comic books, once a staple of popular culture, are facing a myriad of challenges in the digital age. As the entertainment landscape evolves, the question of whether comic books are...

Avoiding Kickstarter Marketing “Experts”
Comic Book marketing is hard. If you are doing any sort of publishing work then putting that work out in the public sphere is scary because you only know your own circle of influence....
Avoiding Kickstarter Marketing “Experts”
Comic Book marketing is hard. If you are doing any sort of publishing work then putting that work out in the public sphere is scary because you only know your own circle of influence....

Setting the Place
Gotham City, Metropolis, Latveria, Wakanda, and Atlantis. These are a few of the most common places you might find in your favorite superhero comic books. Each has a rich history...
Setting the Place
Gotham City, Metropolis, Latveria, Wakanda, and Atlantis. These are a few of the most common places you might find in your favorite superhero comic books. Each has a rich history...